MATCH REWIND:

Match Stats: Final Stats vs. Valley City State

Key Point of the Match: After leading 20-18 in the first game of the match, Concordia won five straight points and closed out the opening game by going on a 10-6 run.

The Quote: "It's always nice to win any kind of tournament. It's kind of unbelievable what we have been able to accomplish the past three years. I haven't lost a match in the Concordia Invite in my three years and I only hope that I can say the same next season!" Cobber junior Michelle Honek after winning the Concordia Invitational for the third straight season.
The Leader: Becca Shane had 12 kills and a season-high six blocks. The senior middle blocker had 60 kills in the four matches of the tournament and was named the Concordia Invitational Most Valuable Player.

MATCH RECAP:

MOORHEAD, Minn. (09/02/06)-- You can officially add the Concordia volleyball team in regular-season tournaments to death and taxes in the list of sure things in life. The Cobbers won their 27th consecutive regular-season tournament match and put the finishing touches on their seventh straight tournament title by sweeping Valley City State (30-24, 30-27, 30-23).

Concordia went 12-1 in games during the Concordia Invitational en route to posting a perfect 4-0 record. The Cobbers have now won their own tournament for three consecutive seasons.

The final match of the tournament turned in the favor of the Cobbers towards the end of the first game. Holding onto a slim 20-18 lead, Concordia rattled off five straight points which was part of a 10-6 run to earn the 30-24 win. The tone set the stage for a 7-3 run to start game two.

From that point on, Cobber head coach Tim Mosser was able to use his deep bench throughout the final two games to post the three-game sweep.

Becca Shane capped her Concordia Invitational career by recording 12 kills and a match-high six blocks. Shane had 60 kills in the four-match tournament and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. She has made the invitational her own personal showcase for the past three seasons, earning MVP honors all three years.

Shane was the only Cobber to have more than six kills in the game. Anna Walden had a team-high 12 digs. Jill Hance led the Cobber offense with 15 assists.

Joining Shane on the All-Tournament Team were Danielle Dahl, Michelle Honek and freshman Angie Bonde.

Concordia will travel to San Antonio, Texas to play in the Trinity University Tournament on Sept. 8-9. The Cobbers' match with Mayville State scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 5 has been cancelled.